Let us help you lose weight and keep it off. Do you feel tired and feel like you keep putting on the pounds very quickly? Are you fed-up with weight loss fads that promise to make you skinny instantly? Well, look no further. Healthy weight loss requires lifestyle change to include a nutrient dense diet, portion control, exercise and...
The St. Rita in the Desert Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was recently the recipient of a $750.00 grant from Wal-Mart’s Community Grant Program. The grant was obtained with the assistance of Mr. Lee Johnson, manager of the Wal-Mart at Houghton Town Center. The mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is to reach out to...
I’m writing in regard to the recent cover story you published about bees. While I agree that it is important to be aware of bees, I believe the story you wrote would have been more appropriately titled, “Be Afraid of Bees.” This fear-based journalism is grabby but inappropriate given only a very limited portion of the...
Dodger and Jewel are both Australian Shepherds. Dodger is a 5-year old Blue Merle and Jewel is a 4-year old Red Merle. We have had Dodger since he was 8 weeks old, and we rescued Jewel at 10 months of age. We all moved to Vail from Southern California about 15 months ago, and it is the best place to live. Dodger and Jewel love to play ball...
Vote Yes on Prop 123 by Dr. Timothy L. Ogle, Executive Director, Friends of ASBA. In the last few months, there has been significant public discussion about K-12 school district’s budgets continuing to decline. The primarily reason classroom spending has been found to have declined is low state funding levels for our public K-12 school system...
by Gaga Barnes If you’re looking for a way to reduce stress, consider Laughter Yoga. This life transforming practice of using laughter without jokes or comedy was developed in 1995 by a medical doctor from Mumbai, India, Dr. Madan Kataria. Today, thousands of people all over the...
by Stacy Winstryg Did you know that as U.S. citizens, we have dual citizenship? Not only are we citizens of the U.S., but we are also citizens of Arizona. And, so are our kids! Which means that in addition to their constitutional rights, our kids have an additional right bestowed upon them by the State of Arizona’s constitution that says...
by Michael Fry Everywhere you look; you’re either reading about Craft Beer or hearing about it on the news. So what is all the fuss about? Well, there is a group of folks that have been immersed in the Craft Beer scene for years, and they’ve even made it at home. Yes, Homebrewers are what they’re called! For those that aren’t familiar with the...
Marla Closen challenged Supervisor Carroll in May, 2015 to apply her fiscally conservative principles to help fix our broken county. Since then she has attended Board of Supervisor’s meetings, talked with community developers, business owners and taxpayers to develop solutions. “I will vote no to irresponsible/special interest spending and...
by Marla Closen If you had to pick, would you choose to have a Deputy Sheriff show up to assist you in your hour of need or choose to have the opportunity to pay $75,000 for a space balloon ride to the outer atmosphere….complete with champagne? Seems like two incompatible choices? A nonsense comparison? But it is not nonsense to our County...
